Pricing Supplement No. 23 dated                 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
January 3, 2005.  (To Prospectus                             File No. 333-112244
dated September 7, 2004 and Prospectus
Supplement dated September 7, 2004)
This Pricing Supplement consists of 2 pages.


                        HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                   DEPOSITOR

                           FIXED RATE INCOMENOTES(sm)
                                 ISSUED THROUGH

                  HARTFORD LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST 2005-002

                   5.40% CALLABLE NOTES DUE JANUARY 15, 2030



The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the 5.40%
IncomeNotes(sm) offered hereby and the Funding Agreement sold by Hartford Life
Insurance Company to the Trust specified herein supplements the description of
the general terms and provisions of the notes and the funding agreements set
forth in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement, to which
reference is hereby made.


                        PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES



                                                                        
Principal Amount:        $2,175,000.00            Interest Rate:                 5.40%

Price to Public:         100%                     Issuance Date:                 January 6, 2005

Net Proceeds to Trust:   $2,120,625.00            Stated Maturity Date:          January 15, 2030

Agent's Discount:        2.50%                    Initial Interest Payment Date: July 15, 2005

CUSIP Number:  41659FAX2                          Interest Payment Frequency:    Semi-Annually

Day Count Convention: 30/360                      Regular Record Dates: 15 days prior to an Interest Payment Date.

Optional Redemption: Yes [X] No [ ]               The Survivor's Option [X] is [ ] is not available
  Optional Redemption Date: January 15, 2010               Annual Put Limitation: $1 million or 1%
        or any Interest Payment Date thereafter.           Individual Put Limitation: $250,000
  Initial Redemption Percentage: 100%                      Trust Put Limitation: N/A
  Annual Percentage Reduction:   N/A
  Redemption may be: [X] In whole only.           Authorized Denominations: $1,000 integral amounts.
                     [ ] In whole or in part.

Securities Exchange Listing: None.

Special Tax Considerations: None.                 Other Provisions Relating to the Notes:  None.


Agents : Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Merrill
Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., Scott &
Stringfellow, Inc., UBS Financial Services, Inc., Wachovia Securities, WM
Financial Services



                  INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT



                                                                           
Funding Agreement Provider: Hartford Life Insurance Company

Funding Agreement:          FA-405002                Interest Rate:                 5.40%

Contract Payment:           $2,175,015.00            Effective Date:                January 6, 2005

Deposit Amount :            $2,120,640.00            Stated Maturity Date:          January 15, 2030
(if different from Contract Payment)

Day Count Convention:       30/360                   Initial Interest Payment Date: July 15, 2005

Special Tax Considerations: None.                    Interest Payment Frequency:    Semi-Annually

Optional Redemption: Yes [X]   No [ ]                Survivor Option: Under the Funding Agreement, Hartford Life
Optional Redemption Date: January 15, 2010 or any             Insurance Company [X] is [ ] is not required
             Interest Payment Date thereafter.                to provide the Trust with amounts it needs to
         Initial Redemption Percentage: 100%                  honor valid exercises of the Survivor's Option.
         Annual Percentage Reduction: N/A
         Redemption may be: [X] In whole only.       Other Provisions Relating to the Funding Agreement:  None.
                            [ ] In whole or in part.


Note: The Opinion regarding the enforceability of the Funding Agreement and the
related Consent of Counsel for Hartford Life Insurance Company is given by
Jonathan Mercier, Counsel.



  INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RATINGS OF THE NOTES AND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT

It is anticipated that, as of January 6, 2005, both the Notes and the Funding
Agreement will be rated by the indicated rating agencies as follows:

         Standard & Poor's: AA-          Moody's: Aa3

The Moody's rating also extends to the Program under which the Notes are issued.